题目内容
Was this the museum ________ last year?
- A.which you visited
- B.that you visited
- C.where you visited
- D.both A and B
My teacher held up a piece of broken glass and asked，“Who broke this window?” Thirty boys tried to think about not only what they had done，but also what our teacher may have found out．She seldom became angry，but she was this time．
“Oh，” I thought．I was the one who broke the window．It was caused by a naughty throw of a baseball．If I admitted guilt，I would be in a lot of trouble．How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? I didn’t even get an allowance. “My father is going to have a fit，”I thought．I didn’t want to raise my hand，but some force much stronger than I was pulled it skyward．I told the truth. “I did it.” It was hard enough to say what I had．
My teacher took down a book from one of our library shelves and I had never known my teacher to strike a student，but I feared she was going to start with me. “I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my guilt-ridden face．“Here is that field guide about birds that you are constantly checking out. It is yours now．It’s time we got a new one for the school anyway．You will not be punished as long as you remember that I am not rewarding you for your misdeed, I am rewarding you for your truthfulness.” I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide--the very one that I had been saving up money to buy.
All that remains of that day is my memory and the lesson my teacher taught me. That lesson stays with me every day and it will echo forever.
【小题1】From the story, we can learn that the boy.
| A．didn’tbreakthewindowonpurpose. |
| B．lackedthestrengthtoadmithisguilt. |
| C．triedtothinkaboutwhathehaddone. |
| D．didn’tknowwhattheteacherwouldfindout. |
| A．bepunishedbytheteacher | B．makehisfatherangry |
| C．payforthebrokenwindow | D．getabirdfieldguide |
| A．Afraid-Surprised-Thankful | B．Frightened-Amazed-Proud. |
| C．Regretful-Guilty-Excited. | D．Nervous-Afraid-Satisfied. |
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 36 . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, and give an oral (口头的) report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I 39 print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 40 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some 41 ?” I shook my head again.
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Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 45 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't 46 me. They just reminded me how 47 the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my 48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .
For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 50 stories from murders to airplane 51 and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories 52 me and I realized that had it not been 53 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just wish I could 55 her.
1.A．cautious B．mad C．optimistic D．enthusiastic
2.A．universities B．families C．professions D．lives
3.A．interview B．describe C．admire D．face
4.A．considered B．rejected C．expected D．picked
5.A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly
6.A．preparationsB．newspapers C．drink D．paper
7.A．reliable B．grateful C．tense D．amazed
8.A．student B．journalist C．candidate D．writer
9.A．look B．turn C．break D．run
10.A．called B．remembered C．recognized D．evaluated
11.A．answer B．urge C．stop D．persuade
12.A．funny B．competitiveC．ordinary D．mysterious
13.A．blood B．body C．life D．opinion
14.A．coming in B．coming out C．going up D．going on
15.A．creating B．recalling C．covering D．writing
16.A．flights B．crashes C．budgets D．schedules
17.A．hit B．caught C．impressed D．seized
18.A．for B．with C．of D．to
19.A．hurt B．realized C．adjusted D．asked
20.A．respect B．support C．thank D．envy
Thirty-two people watched kitty Genovese being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police. Was this in gunman cruelty? Was it lack of feeling about one's fellow man?
Not so, say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to probe（探查） the reasons why people didn't act. They found that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that is an emergency(紧急情况).
Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall to the side-walk. Is he having a heart attack? Is he in a coma （昏迷） from diabetes（糖尿病）? Or is he about to sleep off a drunk?
Is the smoke coming into the room from a leak in the air conditioning? Is it steam pipes? Or is it really smoke from a fire? It's not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency.
Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally responsible. He must feel that he must help, or the person won't get the help he needs.
The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They had college students in to be tested. Some came alone. Some came with one or two others. And some came in large groups. The receptionist started them off on the tests. Then she went into the next room. A curtain divided the testing room and the room into which she went. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of file cabinets falling and a cry for help. All of this had been pre-recorded on a tape-recorder.
Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.
In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn't. They do not feel any direct responsibility.
Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes. Scientists found that the people were emotional, they sweated, they had trembling hands. They felt the other person's trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they were with.
1.The purpose of this passage is_________.
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A．to explain why people fail to act in emergencies |
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B．to explain when people will act in emergencies |
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C．to explain what people will do in emergencies |
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D．to explain how people feel in emergencies |
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．When a person tries to help others, he must be clear that there is a real emergency. |
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B．When a person tries to help others, he should know whether hey are worth his help. |
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C．A person must take the full responsibility for the safety of those in emergencies if he wants to help. |
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D．A person with a heart attack needs the most. |
3. The researchers have conducted an experiment to prove that people will act in emergencies when__________.
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A．they are in pairs |
B．they are in groups |
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C．they are alone |
D．they are with their friends |
4.The main reason why people fail to act when they stay together is that _________.
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A．they are afraid of emergencies |
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B．they are reluctant to get themselves involved |
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C．others will act if they themselves hesitate |
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D．they do not have any direct responsibility for those who need help |